Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120321
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '22 at 04:52
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770S-$95 10,699 User benchmarks, average bench 69% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 80.7 2-Core 160 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 358 36% 294 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 61.9 Parallax 90.1 55% 73.1 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 75.8 Splatting 46.4 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 347 344 353 354 358 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 442 Write 353 Mixed 302 SusWrite 350 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 32.7 112% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 254 212% 308 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 631GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 165 161 163 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 106 Mixed 107 SusWrite 162 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.6% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 13.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 97%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	99x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	65x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	26x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	26x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	24x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	126x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	111x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	63x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16